After Gizmodo’s reveal of the Apple iPhone 4G Prototype, another businessman in Vietnam claimed that he bought an iPhone 4G prototype in the US together with his iPad. Though his claim is obviously "untrue", he must have bought it from an underground source. The picture of iPhone 4G at his disposal is published on a Vietnamese forum Taoviet.vn. The pictures are definitely of a different unit than the one that was in possession of Tech-blog Gizmodo, as is indicated by the notation "16GB" instead of the "XXGB" on the prototype that Gizmodo laid its hands on. But externally, it looks the same.
As shown in the picture, the gadget has been "broken down" by the ‘owner’ of the device to reveal the Apple A4 processor and the ‘N90’ moniker, which is thought to be the internal codename of the device. The screen shows some Diagnostics sticker called "Bonfire!" with word Inferno on the upper half and battery percentage on the bottom left corner.
Externally however, it looks similar to the one revealed by Gizmodo, perhaps confirming Apple’s revamp of the iPhone 4G looks. Though these are all "unfinished" prototypes, it is definitely killing the surprise. Apple really needs to "investigate" thoroughly as to how these protoypes can fall on consumers’ hands. What say you?
The Video by the iPhone 4G Owner:
Transcript of the Video: Hi guys, this is the Iphone 4G in my hand, from Mr. XXX. It seem small but I feel pretty long and a little bit narrow when holding it in my hand. The machine is strong and solid with both sides made of glass (0:36, knock! knock! knock!). The camera comes with flash and the machine? is 16GB as indicated and the code at the back with numbers of X characters (0:46). There is another camera next to the speaker at the front side and the home button. once again you can see it’s a bit longer but narrower. On the left side you can see the on/off sound and the separate up/down volume buttons in round shape (1:16). On the right side is the SIM tray and at the bottom are the speakers but not sure of stereo/mono type. I dont see any sight of how to open and? may need to force for open up (1:45). The screen is disabled and I think Apple giving this phone to some one together with a CODE and from time to time he has to enter. that Code otherwise the phone will auto disable, not to be disabled remotely by Apple(2:00). Comparing with the current version, the phone is narrower approx 4mm, the length is little longer, the machine is thinner and screen is similar. It looks manly but the sharp edges may hurt your fingers (2:39). This is the SIM tray using miniSIM card. The back? is so solid and the new Iphone feels stronger and more modern than the current one. OK thank you….!
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